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Saturday, 12 January 2013

Temenggong Datuk Kanang Anak Langkau, Bujang Berani Bansa Iban

I remember the first time that I used the Iban phrase “Agi
Idup Agi Ngelaban” or translated means "As long as I live, I shall
fight!"…I used it as part of my so called speech during the orientation
week to my non-muslims batch mates in UiTM. Not in the sense that we literally
go to war using weapons but we study as though we are in a war throughout our
university life and eventually gain what we suppose to gain for our families…the
scroll…

"Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban" means a lot to an Iban particularly
the late Temenggong Datuk Kanang Anak Langkau. That was the phrase he cried to heighten
the spirit of his troop during the insurgencyin Perak on 8 February 1980 where he lead the Unit Combat Intelligence
Platoon of 8th Battalion Royal Rangers to
seek and destroy a this insurgent group.At the attack with the communists, Kanang took
three rounds of bullets and managed to kill 5 communists. No three bullets
could stop him from serving his beloved Malaysia as he returned to active duty even
after the incident that almost took our hero’s life…no, not Kanang Anak Langkau…a
truly anak Iban Bujang Berani.

Let us see a little bit of his biography:

Kanang anak Langkau was born on 2nd March 1945 in
Nanga Meluan, Julau, Sarawak. He entered military service with the with the
British Army, as an Iban Tracker, attending Jungle Warfare School in Ulu Tiram
in early 1962. Kanang was attached to the 42 Commando serving during the Brunei
Revolt and during the Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation.

Kanang later then served with the Royal New Zealand Infantry
Regiment and was absorbed into the Sarawak Rangers which eventually became part
of the Malaysian Rangers when Malaysia was proclaimed on 16 September 1963. He retired after 21 years of service as a First Warrant
Officer and was the Temenggong (paramount chief) of the Iban in Sri Aman, where
he resided. In 1987, he was awarded the Officer of the Most Exalted Order of
the Star of Sarawak (PBS) - Pegawai Bintang Sarawak.

On 15 April 2009, he made headlines after rescuing a baby
orangutan from captivity with his friend, Tay Choon Yong and the baby orangutan
was being handed to Semenggoh Wildlife Centre. On 24 September 2011, he was
conferred the Commander of the Order of the Star of Hornbill Sarawak (PGBK)
(Panglima Gemilang Bintang Kenyalang), with the title of Datuk by the Abang
Muhammad Salahuddin, the Head of State's 90th Birthday.

In 2011, Kanang supervised Operation Mai Pulai. This
operation involved the locating and exhumation of the remains of 21 Iban
Trackers and Sarawak Rangers who were killed during the Second Malayan
Emergency. Their remains were exhumed from multiple locations on the Malay
Peninsula and returned to Sarawak where they were ceremonially reburied in July
2011.

On
3 January 2013, he collapsed while watching television at home in Sungai Apong after complaining of chest pains. Immediately rushed to the Sarawak
General Hospital, he was pronounced dead at the age of 68.His passing was a great lost to Malaysia
especially to our Iban community. Now I realised “Agi Idup Agi Ngelaban” means
more than just a phrase to heighten our spirits, it is a chant for us to remember
to move on and get on with our lives regardless how bad our days can be.

Before I part, I bid farewell to our Hero, Temenggong Datuk
Kanang Anak Langkau (SP, PGB, PGBK), Bujang Berani, you will always be remembered by
Sarawakians from all walks of life. I stumbled upon one Iban chant or “Sabak
Bebuah” written by Allen Charlie on his “IBAN” page on Facebookand it was so
moving it made me cry. Basically, it tells about the late Kanang's life, bravery, struggles, achievements and praise written beautifully in the classic Iban language. So I wish to share this with all of my readers out
there:

By: Allen Charlie (Allen Charlie's blog)I am deeply sadden by his passing even though I do not know him personally. This post is dedicated to this true Sarawakian Hero. Thank you Temenggong Datuk Kanang Anak Langkau for your unending dedication to keep Malaysia safe you will always be remembered and May God Bless your soul Bujang Berani... Amen.

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